Brown University · 2025 — Present
Light, matter,
and what comes next.
Graduate researcher in the chemistry PhD program, studying excitonic physics, quantum states, and two-dimensional materials in Yusong Bai’s Group.
A record of the journey.
The PDF is the undergraduate edition. Current experience is listed below.
Undergraduate CV PDFContent last updated
A path through physics.
Education & academic appointments
2025 — Present
Brown University
Graduate student in the chemistry PhD program
2024 — 2025
Rice University
Visiting scholar at the Smalley-Curl Institute
2021 — 2025
University of Science and Technology of China
Bachelor’s degree in physics
Research in practice.
From single-photon emission to the control of individual atoms.
2024 · Rice University
Single-photon emitter creation in few-layer 2D materials
Supervisors: Wenjing Wu and Prof. Shengxi Huang
SCOPE Lab
- Carried out optical spectroscopy measurements including photoluminescence (PL), Raman, and time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) on hBN-encapsulated WSe2 and WS2 monolayers integrated with strain-engineered substrates.
- Examined single-photon emission quality through photon-statistics measurements, obtaining the second-order correlation function g(2)(τ) using Hanbury Brown and Twiss (HBT) interferometry.
2022 — 2024 · USTC
Single-atom trapping with movable optical lattices
This program was proposed to trap single atoms and combine fluorescence detection with movable optical lattices for high-precision control of atomic positions.
Supervisors: Dr. Jian Wang and Prof. Chuanfeng Li
CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information
- Participated in setting up the optical path in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) for 87Rb. Independently built the double-pass configuration to adjust the frequency of cooling light with Bragg diffraction.
- Led the building and testing of the second ultrahigh-vacuum system with optical access, mounting an Rb atom dispenser for the MOT and optical dipole traps for ensembles and single atoms. The system reached 3 × 10−11 Torr.
- Independently pre-treated the optical fiber for use in the vacuum system and tested the mode-field diameter of the treated single-mode fiber to optimize mode matching between the cavity and fiber.
- Independently designed control circuits and installed control electronics—including the microwave amplifier, radio-frequency switch, and radio-frequency generator—into integrated chassis to facilitate connections between electrical devices in the optical path.
- Achieved atom control for 3 seconds (unpublished).
Selected publication.
All publicationsUltrahigh-Purity Single-Photon Emission from 2D WSe2 via Effective Suppression of Classical Emission
Wenjing Wu, Alex Strasser, Zhongqi Xiu … Shuo Sun, Junichiro Kono, Xiaofeng Qian, Shengxi Huang
Read the paperRecognition.
Scholarships & awards
- 2023
Chung-Yao Chao Talent Program Scholarship
- 2022, 2023
Outstanding Student Scholarship, Silver Prize Top 10%
- 2022
Endeavor Scholarship Top 5%
- 2022
First Prize in the electromagnetism course essay competition IYPT 2022
A working toolkit.
Experimental methods, computation & academic training
Experimental methods
Optical path construction
- Coupling and design of optical paths
- Fiber alignment in different instruments and mode testing of laser beams
Sample characterization
- Optical spectroscopy: photoluminescence, time-correlated spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, reflectance, polarization-resolved spectroscopy, and HBT interferometry
- Thin-film deposition, lithography, dry and wet etching, and 2D heterostructure stacking and transfer
Computation & language
- Programming languages
- Python, C/C++, HTML/CSS
- Tools & frameworks
- Anaconda, MATLAB, Solidworks, LabVIEW, Keil, Comsol
- English
- TOEFL: 99
Reading 26 · Listening 27
Speaking 22 · Writing 24
Key coursework
Mathematics
Mathematical Analysis, Function of Complex Variable, Computational Method, Equations of Mathematical Physics, Computational Physics
Physics
Atomic Physics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Technique of Quantum Information, Laser Principle and Technology, Advanced Photon Physics, Fundamentals of Modern Optics, Engineering Optics, Solid State Physics, Quantum Optics